The municipality contains part of the Trairão National Forest, in which logging is permitted subject to a management plan.[6]
It contains part of the 724,965 hectares (1,791,430 acres) Altamira National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998.[7]
It contains part of the Itaituba I and Itaituba II national forests, both established in 1998, which have a combined area of 610,472 hectares (1,508,510 acres).[8]
It also contains part of the Jamanxim National Park, a fully protected area.[9]
The municipality contains a small portion of the 1,988,445 hectares (4,913,550 acres) Tapajós Environmental Protection Area, created in 2006.[10]
^"Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.